Less efficient detection of positive facial expressions in parents at risk of engaging in child physical abuse

Less efficient detection of positive facial expressions in parents at risk of engaging in child physical abuse

Abstract Background Parental physical punishment (e.g., spanking) of children can gradually escalate into child physical abuse (CPA). According to social-information processing (SIP) models of aggressive behaviors, distorted social cognitive mechanisms can increase the risk of maladaptive parenting...

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Main Authors: Koji Shimada, Ryoko Kasaba, Akiko Yao, Akemi Tomoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Child physical abuse
Physical punishment
Social information processing
Happy face detection
Face-in-the-crowd task
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-019-0333-9

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